Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 19, 1992 TAG: 9202190356
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
PULASKI KNOCKS OFF FLEMING
Pulaski County took a big step toward finishing second in the Roanoke Valley District boys' basketball race by squeezing past William Fleming 56-54 Tuesday at the Colonels' gym.The Cougars (12-8 overall, 4-3 RVD) got the win as Kevin Alexander made two free throws with three seconds remaining to snap a 54-54 tie. Fleming's Reggie Reynolds' 10-foot jump shot 10 seconds before had tied the score for the first time in the second half.
Fleming (11-8, 3-4), playing without Carlos Rhodes, the RVD scoring leader who was suspended for Tuesday's game after missing practice, got a chance to win when freshman point guard Derrick Hines missed a 22-foot 3-pointer.
Pulaski County was led by senior forward John Akers, who had a game-high 17 points. Fleming held Pulaski's Chris Burns, the third-leading scorer in the district, to four.
The Colonels, who rallied from a 34-17 halftime deficit, were led by David Williams with 16. Both teams have one district game left. Patrick Henry
82
Franklin County 70
ROCKY MOUNT - Patrick Henry led 67-64 with 3:47 to go in the game, then outscored Franklin County 15-6 to capture its eighth Roanoke Valley District victory.
The Patriots (19-1, 8-0) were 5-of-7 from both the field and free-throw line in the final minutes, while the Eagles were 2-of-8 from the field.
Curtis Staples scored all 16 of his points in the second half and six in the Patriots' run.
Franklin County (3-16, 1-6) was led by Tim Witcher with 19 points. \
William Byrd 57
Glenvar 55
Matt Woolwine's 3-point attempt at the buzzer was off target as the Highlanders' rally fell short against the Terriers at Glenvar.
Glenvar (11-8) trailed Byrd (9-10) by eight in the fourth quarter but cut the deficit to 56-55 in the final minute.
Glenvar missed a shot with 13 seconds left. Byrd's Chris Lester rebounded and was fouled. Lester missed a one-and-one, and the Terriers' Donald Childress rebounded and was fouled. Childress made the front end of a one-and-one and Glenvar rebounded, setting the stage for Woolwine's last-second effort. \
Covington Boys' Home 78
Roanoke Valley Christian 65
COVINGTON - Donnie Costigan made 15 of 16 free throws and poured in 37 points to lift Covington Boys' Home (16-2) to a win over RVC (8-12).\ Roanoke Catholic 71
Mercer Christian 53
Scott Sartini scored 19 points and the Celtics (10-10) broke away with a 20-11 third-quarter run against the Princeton, W.Va., team. \
GIRLS
BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE
Lynchburg Christian 64
North Cross 33
At Lynchburg, the veteran Bulldogs made the seedings hold true by eliminating the young Raiders in the tournament's opening round.
Lynchburg Christian, which led 41-17 at halftime, got 22 points from Jenny DeSaegher, 14 from Missy Arnold and 12 from Mandy Ferguson. DeSaegher had four 3-point field goals.
Kelly Baetz's 12 points led North Cross (6-11, 2-11), seeded fourth in the Southern Division.
Lynchburg Christian, seeded first in the Northern Division, advanced to the semifinals on Friday night at Carlisle in Martinsville. The Bulldogs will play Roanoke Catholic.
\ Roanoke Catholic 50, Holy Cross 37: At Catholic, the Celtics, seeded third in the Southern Division, rallied in the second and third quarters to oust sixth-seeded Holy Cross.
Catholic (15-3) got 14 points from Shannon Simpson and 12 from Jackie Hinman.
\ Roanoke Valley Christian 59, Stuart Hall 40: At Roanoke, Elizabeth Brant scoring 35 points for Stuart Hall, but Southern Division top seed RVC (14-7) pulled away early and remained unbeaten by any conference team. The Eagles face Timberlake Christian in Friday's semifinals.
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